Apple
Jailbreaking is for fugitives: US Govt sanctions unlocking of cell phones
The U.S. government has ruled to defeat what many of us thought of as the high-handedness of Apple and its wireless carrier of choice, AT&T…
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July 2010
Administration
Renewing Certificates: DigiCert impresses again with customer service
Have you had a service that uses SSL/TLS, such as Outlook Web App (OWA), Exchange ActiveSync (EAS), AutoDiscover, or perhaps just a web site, impacted…
Microsoft
Windows Phone 7 Reaches Technical Preview, Early Reviews Pour In
Terry Myerson, CVP – Windows Phone Engineering, announced in a blog post (interestingly posted on a Sunday) Windows Phone 7 has reached a “meaningful milestone”—…
Apple
iOS 4.0.1 Includes Exchange ActiveSync fix
Image courtesy Engadget: The iOS 4 issue wit Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) which resulted in iPhone 4 and other iOS devices running the OS not being…
Apple
Jobs Knew: Form over function decision resulted in antenna mess
Unfortunately, the obsession with magical industrial design and good looks trumped over engineering and functionality. Another day when form defeated function. Or as some would…
Apple
Real-World iPhone 4 “Grip of Death”
The iPhone 4 antenna issue seems to have taken a life of its own, and acquired a slew of nicknames in the process— “Grip of…
Cloud
Facebook, Welcome to Microsoft Outlook
When the Outlook team launched the Outlook Social Connector for Outlook 2010, LinkedIn and MySpace were the only 2 social network providers supported. Like most…
Apple
Consumer Reports confirms iPhone 4 design flaw: Will Apple admit?
The influential Consumer Reports magazine confirms the iPhone 4’s design flaw after its engineers test the phone in a Radio Frequency isolation chamber. Consumer Reports…
Administration
Exchange Search: Searching Adobe PDF
Exchange Search is the little known, and mostly unappreciated feature of modern Exchange Servers— yes, we mean Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2007. It’s different. It’s…
Apple
History bites back: Apple iPhone 4’s “Grip of Death”
Photo courtesy Gizmodo Ironically, the iPhone 4’s antenna design flaw is increasingly being labeled the “Grip of Death”— a play on the proverbial term “Blue…